Have you ever wondered which nonprofits have the most followers on twitter? The following is a regularly updated list of the 50 top nonprofits on twitter based on total twitter followers.
Feel free to reach out to us or to recommend an organization for us to evaluate for this list.
Note: Colleges, universities, and individual churches were not evaluated for this list.
Top Nonprofits on Twitter
Last Updated March 31st, 2013
1. WikiLeaks
wikileaks.org | twitter profile
Follow @wikileaks
2. United Nations Children´s Fund (UNICEF)
unicef.org | twitter profile
Follow @unicef
3. National Public Radio
npr.org | twitter profile
Follow @nprnews
4. Public Broadcasting Service
pbs.org | twitter profile
Follow @pbs
5. TEDTalks
ted.com | twitter profile
Follow @tedtalks
6. charity: water
charitywater.org | twitter profile
Follow @charitywater
7. Museum of Modern Art
moma.org | twitter profile
Follow @MuseumModernArt
8. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
unhcr.org | twitter profile
Follow @refugees
9. (RED)
joinred.com | twitter profile
Follow @joinRED
10. World Wildlife Fund
worldwildlife.org | panda.org |twitter profile
Follow @wwf
Follow @world_wildlife
11. American Red Cross
redcross.org | twitter profile
Follow @redcross
12. Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
gatesfoundation.org | twitter profile
Follow @gatesfoundation
13. Smithsonian Institute
si.edu | twitter profile
Follow @smithsonian
14. ONE
one.org | twitter profile
Follow @onecampaign
15. Green Peace
greenpeace.org | twitter profile
Follow @greenpeace
16. Do Something
dosomething.org | twitter profile
Follow @dosomething
17. Amnesty International USA
amnestyusa.org | twitter profile
Follow @amnesty
18. Room to Read
roomtoread.org | twitter profile
Follow @RoomtoRead
19. Human Rights Watch (HRW)
hrw.org | twitter profile
Follow @hrw
20. Save the Children
savethechildren.org | twitter profile
Follow @savethechildren
In order to preserve page load time, the remaining 30 top nonprofits on twitter will be listed without images or follow buttons. Last updated 3/31/13
21. Water.org
water.org | twitter profile
Followers - 549K
22. Metropolitan Museum of Art
metmuseum.org | twitter profile
Followers – 548k
23. CARE
care.org | twitter profile
Followers – 516K
24. Mayo Foundation
mayoclinic.org | twitter profile
Followers - 511k
25. Kiva
kiva.org | twitter profile
Followers - 501k
26. Creative Commons
creativecommons.org | twitter profile
Followers – 498K
27. Livestrong
livestrong.org | twitter profile
Followers - 478k
28. Case Foundation
casefoundation.org | twitter profile
Followers – 452k
29. HopeMob
hopemob.org | twitter profile
Followers - 450k
30. Echoing Green
echoinggreen.org/ | twitter profile
Followers – 432k
31. Acumen Fund
acumenfund.org | twitter profile
Followers – 407k
32. Ashoka
ashoka.org/ | twitter profile
Followers - 395k
33. Skoll Foundation
skollfoundation.org | twitter profile
Followers - 395k
34. World Food Program USA
wfp.org | twitter profile
Followers - 385k
35. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
peta.org | twitter profile
Followers - 374k
36. American Cancer Society
cancer.org | twitter profile
Followers - 364k
37. Witness
witness.org/ | twitter profile
Followers - 356k
38. Oxfam International
oxfam.org | twitter profile
Followers - 352k
39. Invisible Children
invisiblechildren.com | twitter profile
Followers - 309k
40. Samasource
samasource.org/ | twitter profile
Followers - 305k
41. Doctors Without Borders
doctorswithoutborders.org | twitter profile
Followers - 278k
42. World Vision
wvi.org | twitter profile
Followers - 274k
43. United States Olympic Committee
teamusa.org | twitter profile
Followers – 268K
44. New York Public Library
nypl.org/ | twitter profile
Followers - 261k
45. St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital
stjude.org | twitter profile
Followers - 247k
46. A Broader View
abroaderview.org | twitter profile
Followers - 239k
47. Human Rights Campaign
hrc.org | twitter profile
Followers – 211K
48. Rotary Foundation of Rotary International
rotary.org | twitter profile
Followers - 188k
49. The Humane Society
humanesociety.org | twitter profile
Followers - 184K
50. Clinton Foundation
clintonfoundation.org | twitter profile
Followers - 183K